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Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11

Conductors Whitfield and Coons, of
the o." swapped runs Saturday night,
as Whitfield had particular business in
Beardstown over Sunday.
J. P. Bledse. the Pullman car conduc-
tor on the c., B. & @, returned to duty
Saturday night, after spending short
vacation at home.
A bridge on the Savanna division of
the C. B. & N, above Denrock, burned
down Saturday. and the night express
had to go over the c., M. g. ST. P. track
from Port Byron function. The St
Paul delegated Baggageman Burke. OF
Conductor Cummings crew to pilot the
trains each way. Honors now rest easy
between Burke and Dopkins. Capt Full
ler's baggageman.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11
DUCK HUNTING IN THE BAYoUS.

Disappearance of Mallards and Teal.
How Professionals Hunt.
The only explanation of the disappearance
Of the ducks from their former haunts near
the city is the destruction of the feed-wild
celery, water crcss, wild rice, etc. During
the past month these plants have died in such
quantities that the ducks have fed TO other
feeding places. and those that remain behind
are remarkably thin and have fishy favor.
The unusually low water in the river and in
the swamps, in consequence of which most of
the lagoons are dry, may have something to
do with the disappearance Of these swamp
plants and the fight of the ducks
The ducks have retired deeper into the
swamps, and Lake Leray and Bavou des
Allemands have become the hunting grounds
for mallards and teal The latter is one of
the oldest hunting grounds in the Union and
the supply of game is apparently as mex
haustible to-day as it was a century and a
half ago. when the Dutch hunters from whom
the bayou is named supplied the town of New
Orleans with ducks. There are over 400 pro-
fessional hunters on Bayou des Allemands
alone and from the single station of BAYOU
des Allemands, on the Southern Pacific roads.
New Orleans last year, and as many as Il, 900
in single day. The average number killed
each year hy good professional hunter is
1000
The professionals hunt in PARTIES of from
ten to thirty. and have regularly organized
camps in the center of the swamp. They
have their rude huts built in the higher
patches of ground, and running from their
houses for miles back in the prairie are
bitches that they have cut, and which thev
keep always cpen 1t is through these
miniature canals that they push their nj
rogues when searching for ducks Both sides
of the bayou arc complete networks of these
ditches running in all directions. The most
rigid observance is maintained of the rights
of ownership of these canals. 1t is this that
prevents amateur hunters from accomplish
ing much in the wav Of shooting ducks, a.
they have no use of these canals and are un-
able to force their pirogues. or dug outs.
through the thick matted grass everywhere
covering the swamp. Even the professionals
find this grass very troublesome and more
than half the ducks killed are lost in it.
Nearly all the best hunting grounds in the
bayou have thus been taken up, and the anna
teufs are left only the outlying districts
where ducks are few and the hunting bad.
Just west of the duck fields are the snipe
and woodcock grounds, in st. Mary parish,
where coed hunter will pick off $50 snipe
and $50 woodcock day Both snipe and
woodcock are abundant just now, and there
are some prairie chickens to be found also
The supply of these, of wild turkeys, deer
rabbits, and other game, is making good
some of the deficiency due to the lack of
ducks.-New Orleans Cor. New York Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11
FATAL PRAtRl: FIRES.


Three Persons Cre,nated and Great Los.
oi Farm Property.
HERON, D T., April IL Edward and
kat- Maloney, brother and sister, ard An
ME Moren, who hvsi with them, were
caught by prairie fire zine mites south OF
t'tis place. Malohey and Miss Moren
were burned to death and it is feared
that N IS MalDney will die Their house
and other property were burned, including
tneir cattle. The fir swept down on them
before q wind blowing forty miles an hour.
Two other houses were burned IN the same
locality Ga the north # Huron seven or
eight hou es were DESTROYED by a similar
fire, and full Sl.0Ju damage was doue the
.aIr grounds III the destruction of fencing
ana ah IS A heavy rain has put out all
he frs
MADISON, D. T., April IL-Immense
1railIe fires burned over the south half of
Lake county Frinay night and some twenty
five farmers lost their houses, barns, stock,
AMI gram. France Keller was burned to
heath between his burnrn{ house and barn.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11
GIVE A NAN A CHANCE.
THE BURDEN OF A SERMON BY REV,
DR.. TAlMAGE.

Using the Kissane Case for a Text
Thirty-Three Years of Honest Living
Sufficient to Atone for a Multitude of
sins-The Story of Jean Vatican Re-
peated.
NEW YORK, April l.-Dr Talmage talked
or the Kissane case to people who went to
hear his usual Friday evening lecture. He
said: TO what compile devilishness of pur-
suit human nature may consent has this
week and last week b.en illustrated. Thirty
three years ago man then called Kissane,
but now called Rogers, comitted great crimes.
| For thirty -three years he had been honest
and a good citizen. After he established
himself in Righteousness and has around
him noble wife and worthy sons and daugh-
ters detectives go to work and expose the sins
which had for three decades been buried
For no other purposes except those of re-
venge and blackmail his cid and cast-off life
is xhumed. The hounds are bayiug at him
from all the cities Common fairness would
say that after thirty three years of right
doing all previous wrong-ioing ought to be
forgiven II all the respectable people of
America were now arraigned anG punished
for the wrong things they did thirty-three
years ago there is hardly a social
circle or church membership that
would not lie rent asunder by tragedy.
M7ny whose early life was debauch and an
abGmnation have afterward gone to the
front in usefulness. ] sav thrty-three years
OF honesty and righteousnss, ought in anv
Iar-minded community TO give man re-
lease from all reviews of real inaulties.
But no. says human dev;hshness, 'iown
".th k'ssrna forever, aud kill his wife and
blast his children. and lot the thirty-threa
years Of integrity be overwhelmed by what
went before Jean Va jean, of Victor
stngo's inmortal romano, was by many
supposed to BE- an impossibilty. Jean Val
ian, having broken the WINDOW glass OF a
bakery in order to get bread for seven starv-
children, afterward rises to all heights of re-
spectahilitv and honor. and for many years
demonstrates very nobility of character.
But after nearly life-ine has Passed that
early wrong gets on his track aud chases him
to ruin Behold the joan Vatican of ro-
nance translated into real life in the last
quarter OF a century supposed to be Chris.
tan. And see i'll what heig hts and depths
and iItiuities of spite and hate and bitter
ness and malice and revenge and diabolsm
the human heart can range and revel Sure
~ il required the messacre OF Calvary to de-
plct the enoI NIFTY of the human heart when
nnce let loose "
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11

AUGUSTA, Ne, April 1.-The following
telegram WAS received Saturday by Mr.
Nancy from Etnmons Blame: Father is
better to- ,ay and leaves Fort Gibson Mon
day morning foT Chicago"
NEW YORK. April Thames G. Blaine,
jr.. said Saturday that he had received no
direct information in regard TO his fathers
health. The fact that neither my sister nor
has received any teieSraphic messages con-
viEces me ;ha my father's condition is not
alarming. presume that be has caught a
slight cold wtuch parhlps Is accompanied by a
little fever, but feel sure there is no serious
trouble
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11
At the Villains Throat.

One of the most admired performers in a
sensational drama recently produced in Gin
cinnati was big bulldog, that at critical
point in the play came bounding out, and,
seizing the villain by the throat, or there
abouts, hung on like grim death, amid up
roarious applause The other night he
grabbed the man as usual. but something
gave way, and the dog fell near the footlights,
and then he stood there and calmly ate a big
piece of liver, which had been fastened under
the villains throat, and had hitherto been the
incentive for the dogs exertion. New York
Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11

Saturday was the 10th anniversary OF
the birth of Miss May Ferguson, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ferguson, and
in honor of the event she invited about
fifty of her young friends in the tri cities
to celebrate the day with her. The little
ones had very pleasant time, and wish>
ed Miss May many happy returns of the
daV
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11

The japanese are complaining that the
comic prera "Mikado' has sent Japan back
twenty years in the popular opinion and es-
TEEN. The japanese have not worn oriental
costumes for fully that length of time The
Mikado dresses like any English or American
gentleman, and so do all Of his subjects, ex
oept such of the extreme lower classes who
are too poor to afford to buy modern clothes
Upoa great court occasions the oriental spirit
comes cut in gay celors and a superabund
snce OF gold and jewels. but cut and design
are EuI uIoTean. Chicago Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11

CHICAGO, April li.-0wing to the fact
that the presiding society OF tins district in
tine Turner association, the Aurora
TnTnvereln, some time since adopted
protest against the verdict in the
Anarchist case, there has been much feeling
on the part of the more conservative MEM
bsrs, and this culminatei Sunday in a meet
ing which was composed of delegates from
all the Turner societies in the dis rict After
a hot debate resolution was adopte by a
vote OF AZ 10 81 winch deposes the Aurora
from its position OF presiding society 1t
was announced that this action would resul:
in the withdrawal from the Chicago district
of the Aurora, Fortsehrltt, Germania,
Grand Crossing, EHltFacht. and Elgin socie-
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11
Insure Your Proerty

with J. E. Loosely & Co. Successors to
Hayes & Cleavelaud) general insurance
agents Fire. tornado, cargo. life and
accid, mt insurance policies written at
lowest rates given by any reliable com
pany, Ocean steamship passage tickets
for sale. Office removed to No 1113
Second avenue. next door east of Nc
Intire 6 Co
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11

Frank Bowman, erstwhile dispenser of
LIQUID refreshmen nts at the Rock Island
house bar, is back from trip to the
south He is disgusted with that coun-
try, and says the large cities are filed
with laud sharks, fsklrs and sewer gas
He will stay in the rugged north.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11

OTTAwA, Ont, April 1.-The customs
officiais On the tord,r have received new
aud s'ric; orders from the government in rela-
ton t. the examination of the baggage of
passengers coming into Canada by railway
rom the United States. The new reguld-
ions are similar to those enforced by the
United Si-'tes authorities at NV York with
regard to steamship las 'engefs am foreign
cuuntT IS.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11
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Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11

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Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11

J. T. Miller had Scotch terrier, which
he sold to Howard Buriis, of the kimball
house, Davenport, for $50 that Is be
received $40 in ash and another dog OF
the same species. The training Miller
gave HIM had much to do with his price
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11

John T. Miller's trotting horse Silver
King, is in fine form this spring, and will
tr0t in the northern circuit. Miller ex>
poets him to do some grand work this
wear.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11

The Rice Cod Spring puts the baby to
sleep. II settles the business between
the fellow and his girl. SHE'S too happy
to say mo" after half hours ride In y
buggy with the Rice Coil spriagi
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11
BosFoKD's ACID PHOSPHATE
GIVES SATISFACTION.


DR.. 8. Nichols, Bellows Falls. Vt,
says; Il haye used it aud it gives ss'is.
faction"
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11
HALF-CENT A W0Rh.

The ARGUS hereafter will publish i'll this col
ann all Il vertisenents Of Lost, Found. For Rent
For Sale Bo" rd Rooms. Wanted. and. similar
notices, at the lew rate of one half cent agord,
zach figure word, but advertisement less
than ten cents
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11
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Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11
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Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-04-11
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The Arizona champion., 1887-01-08
TERRITORIAL.

The Tombstone Democrat has been resurrected.
 ]. M. Myers has opened a hotel at Prescott Junction.
 Regular trains are now running on the Prescott & Arizona Central.
 D. F. Mitchell has been reelected as clerk to the Board of Supervisors.
 Ex-Gov. Tri,le, who has been very sick in New York, is rapidly recover ing.
 The Board of Supervisors are busy examining the books of the county treasurer.
 Trains from Prescott have been de- layed owing to not having the "Y" completed.
 Captain Robinson will issue sup plies to the Hualapai Indians at Hack berry on Monday next.
 J.E. Anderson has been appointed chief engineer of the Prescott & Ari- zans>C Central railroad, vice l. Kuhn, resfsded.
 M. P. Bowen has been given the contract to sink three wells at Pres colt Junction for the railroad.-Jour- nal-Miner.
 Money is on hand in the count, treasurer's office to pay warrants on contingent fund, series of 1886. So says the Journal-Miner.
 In shooting scrape at Tombstone between Brannick Riggs and Thomas Hannon, Riggs life was saved by a pocket book in his breast pocket.
 C. L. Mosher, our old time friend of the Gazette, has become the "daddy" of the finest girl this sun. kissed land has ever seen. Here's to you, old boy.
 The CHAMPION extends its compli- ments to Judge w. O. O'Niel on the safe arrival of Buckle O'Niel, Jr. May the O'Niel family continue to prosper and increase.
 The Prescott municipal election O. Saturday last resulted as follows !; Mayor, Hon. Sumner Howard; coun- cilman, w. z. Wilson and +. Meador; chief of police, J. M. Dod- son; assessor, ]. W. Archibald.
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-08

to sell them alcoholic liquor. Boys will initiate the habits of men, and, unfortunately, if they are not pre- vented, the bad habits are always the first 10 be initiated.
 Our Territorial Legislature cannot do much, perhaps, towards remedy ing the great evil here spoken of, but it can do something. Among the va rious committees there is one on "Public Morals" and the CHAMPION respectfully calls the attention of the gentlemen who will compose tito the subject here considered.
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-08

TIE Santa Fe New Mexican makes some very sensible remarks regarding the publication of legal notices, which is worthy of the attention of the con- ing Arizona Legislature. Alllegal mo- tices, such as sales, foreclosures, etc. :, should be published for a specified length of time in newspapers circu- lated in the vicinity where the parties concerned are resident, instead of be- ing plastered on fence posts and barn doors--frequently in illegible writ ing-as is done at present. It is nec- essary that the greatest publicity should be given to such documents, and there are no means of doing this so effectually as through the newspa- pers. The press ought 70 take up this question, and q law should be enacted
 requiring that all legal notices be published in some paper of general The number of inser- tions should bespecifed and the price regulated to be paid for them. Fur ther, attorneys should in all cases be required to produce a proof of publi- cation and the publishers receipt for the required insertions.
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-08

The above list speaks for itself, but att en ton IS called to the following special fea' lures:
 The American Farmer, standard agri- cultural newspaper, published at sI.oo per year will sent with the CHAMPION free Of cost, the price of the CHAMPION and the American Farmer combined being only S4.oo.
 The ITousekeePer, published at the same price, will be sent on the same terms, thai and the CHAMPION for $4.oo.
 The CHAMPION, the New York World and History of the United States, vol, 32o pages for $. .oo. This is giving the Weekly New York World for one year and stand ard hstorial work of 3zo peges for the small sum of SI.oo.
 The CHAMPION, the Western Rural and American Stockmln and two standard books. the Handy Dictionary and Rural Architecture, which at the regular subscrip- lioa pncss costs S7.o5 per year, arc all offer ed for SSoo.
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-08
Written for the CHAMPION. JOHN A. LOGAN.

 T'rhe last words spoken by General Joh' A. Logan were "lf this be the end, Tn reudy."l When the trembling nation feared its tall, And people spoke with bated breath Of battles and war-visaged death. He answered to his eountry's call.
 "l'm ready" When shot and shell were coming fast, He bravely cheered his comrades on Until the victory was won; Answering to the busle's blast,
 "I'm ready" On Atlanta's field his chief lay dead, Terror reigned; the rank; were broke; Then, spring to the front, he spoke With flashing, fire lit eyes which said,
 "rm ready" The Southern hosts were hurled back; The battle almos, lost, was won Ere the setting of the sun, For the blue. coats knew brave Black Jack
 Was ready. In after years-the Senate's pride Whenever social wrongs were wrought And champion needed, quick as thought Came from those lips that never lied,
 I'm ready" On his dyrng ouch-last scene Of all Within the shadow of the tomb, With fearless faith he met his doom, And whispered at his Masters call, 'Im ready"
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-08
Agents Wanted

To sell our standard holiday subscrip. ton publications, THE WORLDS WONDERS, PEERLESS PARAL- LEL FAMILY BIBLES, THE HOME BEYOND, or Secrets of Sue cess and Happiness, THE HEROES OF THE PLAINS, by J. w. Buel; also for Gaskslls COMPENDIUM OF. FORMS, THE WORLDS HISTOR- ICAL & ACTUAL, THE SPLEEN DID ALBUMS, and last, but not least, Rev. Sam Jones's book of scr mons illustrated. The only book of this character ever published. Pros pectuses of the same only $ cents. Agents, Rev. Sam Jones is coming to this coast, and now is the time to se- cure your outfits and territory and take your choice. The best terms and exclusive territory given. For full particulars and terms, etc., apply by etter to the
 HISTORICAL PUBLISHING CO, y,
 no Sutter St., San Francisco, Cal. c. P. WOODWARD, Manager.
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-08
What It Is--What IL Docs.

Hoods Sarsaparill is made of sar saparilla, dandelion, mandrake, cher ry bark, uva ursi, dock and other val uable medicinal agents, long and ia vorably known for their power in eradicating disease and purifying the blood. It will cure, when In the power of medicine, scrofuia, sall rheum, dyspespia, headache, consti. patton, biliousness, general debility, pains in the back, kidney complaint, catarrh, female weakness, canccrous humors, humors of the face, ring worm, pimples, ulcers, sores, tumors, scald head and all diseases arising from an impure state or low condition of the blood. Hoods Sarsaparilla is made by c. I. Hood & Co., Lowell Mass. Sold by ali druggists. ST; six for s5,
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-08


 TIE Aver Lumber Company, al Flagstaff , will remove the lumber-sawing machine down on the line of the Mineral Belt into the finest lumber region yet opened up in Arizona. The old mill will be utilized in the manufacture of boxes and cases for fruit, which will be forwarded, "knocked down." to the pac sers on the P acihc Coast.- Apache County Critic.
 The Critic has been misinformed, as the above statement is totally in- correct. The Aver lumber mill will not be removed from its present loca- tiun. It is now being worked to its full capacity, and arrangements and plans are under consideration to en- large ;he mill and pnt in new ma chinery to do still larger business during the coming summer, than has been done hitherto. The box rnanu- featuring spoken of by the Critic will be an additional business, and it is further intended to erect several branch mills at various points in the timber. The CHAMPION speaks oo this question authontatiyeiy.
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-08
Notice of Sale.

Public notice is hereby given tha, on Friday, the twenty first day of January, A. D., 1887, at Ia o'clock, noon, of that day, in front of the c. A. R. Hall, under lien as herein after mentioned, I will sell all the lumber at the Rogers Lake mills, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy certain liens hereinafter de- scribej, with interest thereon, and costs, etc., to the highest and best bidder for lawful money of the United States.
 Said sale is by virtue of lien and under Section nineteen of the laws of 1885, Arizona Territory, and on pages 245--246 of said laws, to enforce the payment of two certain claims, one in favor of Prime & Marshall of S3S7.zI against w. w. Prentice ct al, and one in favor of J. Foster of SI35 against said Prentice ct al.
 PRIME & MARSHALL,
 janI-3t J. FOSTER.
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-08
THERE is in the minds of a large

THERE is in the minds of a large number of people senseless opposi- ton to our national banking system which has "aeither rhyme nor req son" in it. The feeling is born of inc idea that the national banks are almost entirely owned by wealthy capitalists and that Wall street inhu- ences has some indehnable control over them. The recent report of the comptroller of the currency shows conclusively that this flllacy is with out foundation. The total amount of ra,ional bank shareholders in the country foot up little over gao, 900, and of this number more than one half are people who own a less num- Der than ten shares, and of the 7,II6,So4 bank shares in the United States 6.a76,3ao are held by people in the States and Territories where the banks are located.
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-08
ness,

Two more scientific cranks have been heard from. One proposes to cure insanity by inoculation from the diseased brains of other madmcn, and the other has discovered low to make 'tamed whisky" an article that he claims can be imbibed to any extent without producing drunkenness. I'm agine this "tamed whisky" being l.a led over bar to an old tangle
 joot ,r;nkcr, who for years has made a recti'yins esta' lishment of his stom. a,h. He will think that whisky is TO lon. CT of any use to him, and that ,othing short of aqua foris will have any grip on his internal arrange n,nts. Thus the "tamed whisky" inventor will illustrate the object he claims to have in view, and instead of promoting temperance, will bring about harder drinking than before.